title: A new species of Myrmozercon Berlese (Acari, Mesostigmata, Laelapidae) associated with ant from Iran.
abstract: This paper report on a new species of mites of the genus Myrmozercon associated with ant in Iran - Myrmozercon cyrusi Ghafarian and Joharchi sp. n. was collected associated of the Monomorium sp. in Kenevist Rural District in the Central District of Mashhad County, Khorasan Razavi Province, Iran. This new species is described and illustrations provided. Myrmozercon ovatum Karawajew, 1909 is suspected to be a junior synonym of Myrmozercon brevipes Berlese, 1902 and host-specificity and host range of Myrmozercon are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Collage of Agriculture, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Azadeh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghafarian
authors.forename: Omid
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Joharchi
authors.forename: Alireza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jalalizand
authors.forename: Mahdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jalaeian
keywords: Iran; Laelapidae; Myrmozercon; ants; myrmecophiles; nest; taxonomy